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You will not be able to see these patients as “self-pay” since these are Medicaid plans. You must transfer the patients to an in-network provider before the effective date. What If I have Current Patients with this coverage and I am not in one of the above locations?

Affinity – (Counties) Kings, New York, Nassau, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester.

MetroPlus – (Boroughs) Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

Service Locations (You must have an office in one of these locations to contract with the plan) Here are the important facts Effective Date of Change: MetroPlus and Affinity have been reaching out to providers contracted with Beacon to begin the credentialing process before the change occurs. Once the change takes place you will no longer be able to see their beneficiaries as an in-network provider without contracting directly with MetroPlus and Affinity. If you are in-network with Beacon, and in their service area, you are most likely an in-network provider for MetroPlus and Affinity.

Elizabeth Hospital, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, applies Lean principles to identify and eliminate waste, evidence-based design (EBD) practices to enhance the patient experience, and sustainable criteria to design and build environmentally friendly buildings.Over the next few months MetroPlusHealth ( MetroPlus) and Affinity Health Plans ( Affinity) are bringing Mental Health coverage in-house and leaving Beacon Health Strategies. Healthcare Design, 10(2), 14–15. “Pebble Partner Affinity Health System's St. Elizabeth Hospital emergency room renovation. The project architect is Flad & Associates.

Affinity believes that changes in the physical environment of its clinics will positively affect patient perceptions and operational efficiency and intends to measure that for its Pebble Project. Emphasis on sustainability will be an integral part of all components of the design as Affinity pursues LEED certification for this project. The goal is to create a truly community-based healthcare network that improves patient convenience, reduces travel time, and brings services to patients. The intention is to expand the network, adding a minimum of 6-8 new clinics in the next five years. The mission of the project is to create a clinic prototype of approximately 12,000 square feet, accommodating a six-physician practice that will become the standard for all future facility designs. Affinity is substantially expanding its clinic network to improve service to its patient population.